📍 ITALY • The Italian weather service ‘3B Meteo’ is trending due to its reporting on severe weather events, specifically exceptional rainfall and storms occurring in the Middle East (Dubai and Oman). [22, 26, 33, 34]
📍 FRANCE • Hélène Perlant, the daughter of a prominent French politician, is trending because she has written a book titled ‘Le Déni’ (The Denial) detailing personal trauma and abuse she experienced, which has generated significant media attention. [5, 6, 16, 17, 18]
📍 GERMANY • The trend is about the FIS Ski Flying World Cup finals being held in Planica, Slovenia, a major event for winter sports fans, which for the first time will also include a women’s competition. [4, 20, 24, 25, 27]
📍 UNITED KINGDOM • Karoline Leavitt, a political press secretary, is trending in the context of highly charged political news involving the US, Donald Trump, and international relations with Iran. [41, 42, 43, 44]
📍 UNITED STATES • The UEFA Women’s Champions League, a premier European club soccer tournament, is trending due to the excitement surrounding the upcoming knockout stages and high-profile matchups between top teams. [12, 32, 36]
📍 JAPAN • ‘Jock Rock’ is the famous theme song for the Chiben Gakuen high school baseball team. It is trending because the team is playing in a national tournament, and the song is considered a ‘magic song’ that brings them luck.
📍 SPAIN • The trend is due to sad news that the famous former football manager, John Benjamin Toshack, is battling dementia, which is a serious illness.
📍 ITALY • The weather service 3Bmeteo is forecasting a significant cold snap across Italy, with an ‘arctic cyclone’ bringing strong winds and snow.
📍 FRANCE • David Lisnard, the mayor of Cannes, is trending because he has announced he is leaving his political party, Les Républicains (LR), creating political news.
📍 GERMANY • The German supermarket chain Kaufland is trending for its plan to implement self-checkout and hand-scanners in all of its stores to reduce long queues.
